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Plastic recycling is failing—here's how the world must respond
Recycling was once considered the obvious solution to the excessive amount of new (or virgin) plastic…
Detailed structure of understudied cell division 'nanomachine' revealed
Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named SIN3B, which is…
Counterintuitive lithium compounds suggest route toward high-temperature superconductivity
Researchers from Skoltech, Jiangsu Normal University, and elsewhere have predicted unexpected compounds formed by lithium and…
Reusable packaging revolution is close, experts say
A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been…
Increasing heat is already a factor in human migration—new study
“It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out…
Archaeologists identify Moluccan boats that may have visited Australia from Indonesia in rock art drawings
Archaeologists at Flinders University have identified rare images of Moluccan vessels from Indonesia’s eastern islands in…
A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech
Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies,…
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth system boundaries
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth,…
Desert ants increase the visibility of their nest entrances in the absence of landmarks
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology report in Current Biology that in the…